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Goodbye Friend

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Fantastic Bowling For Soup song.  Figured I'd share the chords.  
They are normally played as power chords.  The Eb chords can be played as a 
standard B barre chord.
If the E and Eb are played in power chord form it looks like this:
             EEb(B)
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|----9-------8-------------------------|
D|----9-------9-------------------------|
A|----7-------6-------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
EHe told everybody goodEbbye 
He had a look in his C#meye 
Like Athis could be the last Btime 
EI knew you were feelin Ebdown 
I wish that I had been C#maround more 
Could AI have changed things? 
Maybe I Bcould have changed things 
And it's the Arainy days that mostly reBmind me 
EGoodbye friend 
I Bhope you found 
The C#manswers you were lookin' Bfor 
EGoodbye friend 
I don't Bthink you ever C#mknew B  
That there was Asomeone here 
That there is Bsomeone here 
Who misses you E  
EYou were my biggest Ebfan 
Together forever and C#mthen
So Amany things I Bshould've known 
EYou were always there to help me alEbong 
And always there to sing my sC#mong 
I wish AI had told you 
Man, I sure Bhope I told you 
And it's the Arainy days that still reBmind me 
Ya, it's the Acrazy, crazy days I need you Bhere 
EGoodbye friend 
I Bhope you found 
The C#manswers you were lookin' Bfor 
EGoodbye friend 
I don't Bthink you ever C#mknew B  
That there was Asomeone here 
That there is Bsomeone here 
C#mSelfishly 
I'm Amad at you 
For Emaking me feel like Bthis 
I wish I could C#mtalk to you 
Like AI used to 
And Etell you that sometimes I Bhate you for doing 
AThis to the people 
That Blove you so 
C#mThey look at me 
Like BI'm supposed to Aknow 
And that I'm Amtired 
ESo thank you for saying goodEbbye 
And letting me know we're alC#mright 
I hope that I deservAed that 
EGoodbye friend 
I Bhope you found 
WhatC#mever you were lookin' Bfor 
EGoodbye friend 
I don't Bthink you ever C#mknew B  
EGoodbye friend 
I Bhope you found 
The C#manswers you were lookin' Bfor 
EGoodbye friend 
I don't Bthink you ever C#mknew B  
That there was Asomeone here 
That there is Bsomeone here 
                  E             BOh, I C#mmiss you                 AGod, I
                 E                  B                    C#m                  A   E(Hold)
miss you                         I miss you

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Goodbye Friend

by Bowling for Soup

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C#m

Fantastic Bowling For Soup song. Figured I'd share the chords.

They are normally played as power chords. The Eb chords can be played as a

standard B barre chord.

If the E and Eb are played in power chord form it looks like this:

E B

Eb()

e|--------------------------------------|

B|--------------------------------------|

G|----9-------8-------------------------|

D|----9-------9-------------------------|

A|----7-------6-------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------|

E Eb

He told everybody goodbye

C#m

He had a look in his eye

A B

Like this could be the last time

E Eb

I knew you were feelin down

C#m

I wish that I had been around more

Could I have changed things?

Maybe I could have changed things

A B

And it's the rainy days that mostly remind me

Goodbye friend

I hope you found

C#m B

The answers you were lookin' for

Goodbye friend

B C#m B

I don't think you ever knew

That there was someone here

That there is someone here

Who misses you

E Eb

You were my biggest fan

C#m

Together forever and then

A B

So many things I should've known

E Eb

You were always there to help me along

C#m

And always there to sing my song

I wish I had told you

Man, I sure hope I told you

A B

And it's the rainy days that still remind me

A B

Ya, it's the crazy, crazy days I need you here

Goodbye friend

I hope you found

C#m B

The answers you were lookin' for

Goodbye friend

B C#m B

I don't think you ever knew

That there was someone here

That there is someone here

C#m

Selfishly

I'm mad at you

E B

For making me feel like this

C#m

I wish I could talk to you

Like I used to

E B

And tell you that sometimes I hate you for doing

This to the people

That love you so

C#m

They look at me

B A

Like I'm supposed to know

And that I'm tired

E Eb

So thank you for saying goodbye

C#m

And letting me know we're alright

I hope that I deserved that

Goodbye friend

I hope you found

C#m B

Whatever you were lookin' for

Goodbye friend

B C#m B

I don't think you ever knew

Goodbye friend

I hope you found

C#m B

The answers you were lookin' for

Goodbye friend

B C#m B

I don't think you ever knew

That there was someone here

That there is someone here

E B C#m A

Oh, I miss you God, I

E B C#m A E

(Hold)

miss you I miss you

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